Dear Brian,
I just received Vol. III, No. 4, and want to compliment you on a constantly improving publication. All of us at Stone Mountain eagerly await every issue and we're never disappointed!
Like you, we are constantly striving to increase the enjoyment level in Civil War gaming. We receive a large number of requests for new figures and one of the most requested items has been for a camp scene with noncombatant figures. I enjoyed designing the new unit set number ACW98 Now that the camp set is finished I will be concentrating on designing a series of 15mm Civil War personality figures for which there is a tremendous demand, both here and overseas. You'll receive a review set as soon as they are ready. Keep up the good work!
[Editor's Reply] The camp scene set is great and you will find it reviewed in this issue. I want to also thank Jim for his generous donation to our flag project and for Stone Mountain's continued support.
Dear Brian,
Enclosed is $18 [for a 1990 subscription] By the way, did Lancashire Games and Battle Honours ever send you samples of their wares? Best wishes to you and your publications.
[Reply]: Thanks for resubscribing. No, neither company has sent any figures for review - get on their case!
Dear Mr. Scherzer,
Please find enclosed a brief article for publication in The Zouave. It is a review of Old Glory's 15mm American Civil War Line I would also like to mention the possibility of my writing something like a "Consumer's Guide" to 15mm ACW figures. Discussions with acquaintances, and letters I have read in other magazines leads me to believe that something like this could be quite useful. I would be as objective as possible, and report factual information regarding availability, extent of line, and size of figure for a number of companies whose figures I possess. To date, such a comparative article would include Old Glory, Essex (old and new), Empire, Naismith, Minifig, Freikorps, Battle Honors, Stone Mountain and Frontier figures. No doubt there are others about which I have not heard. If you would be interested in such an article, please let me know.
[Reply]: It sounds like a great idea to me! Get me the article and we'll run it in the Winter 1990 issue. In the meantime, all members are asked to submit names and addresses of any figure companies not listed above.
Dear Editor,
Having now subscribed to your magazine for one year, I am quite pleased by what you have done. However, there are many areas which I feel are neglected that would be of great assistance to myself, and I'm sure other gainers, especially from countries other than the United States, where information can be hard to obtain.
There is very little in the way of uniform information and painting guides in your magazine. Certainly, the articles on flags have been helpful, but they don't do much good when the person doesn't know how to paint the correct uniform. From the pictures I've seen in books, there seem to have been a number of exotic looking uniforms, but being in black and white, there is no way to know how to paint them with any accuracy.
Also, there has been nothing on combined operations as existed in the Trans-Mississippi and Carolina Campaigns, to name just two. While there seems to be less interest in naval actions of the Civil War than I thought, perhaps a lot of members would be more interested in the idea of land/river operations, where they would only have to do up a couple of boats.
[Reply]: Please note that your letter, along with others recently received, will bring about what you want in future issues. Thanks for writing!
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